Sports League – Basketball News: Canada won the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 title for the first time after beating Italy 79-60 in the final on Sunday (9/7) in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Earlier, Canada made history by beating the United States in the semifinals.
In this game, RJ Barrett dominated the game and managed to collect 18 points and 12 rebounds for Canada’s victory. Meanwhile, the Italian team was led by David Okeke who played extraordinary and collected 14 points and 10 rebounds. Unfortunately his efforts were in vain.
Barrett was named the Most Valuable Player or MPV by Tissot. This means that Barrett is part of the All-Star Five and will be joined by Lorenzo Bucarelli (Italy), Abu Kigab (Canada), Tommaso Oxilia (Italy) and Payton Pritchard (United States).
“You’re standing on top of that podium and you know you’ve won it all,” Barrett said on a conference call from Cairo. “That’s never happened before and I think some of us don’t even know how to do it. “It’s always wonderful to hear our national anthem, and to hear it in such a special context.”
“I think everybody calmed down,” Barret said. “Just incredible energy and pride and emotion. It’s hard to explain. It’s hard to describe.”
Earlier in the day, the United States clinched the final spot on the podium after beating Spain 96-72. The United States comes in third. The United States has already endured embarrassment after being defeated by Canada in the semifinals.
Final standings of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 championship:
1.Canada
2. Italy
3. United States
4. Spain
5. Germany
6. Lithuania
7.France
8. Argentina
9. Puerto Rico
10. Japan
11. New Zealand
12. Egypt
13. Angola
14. Korea
15. Iran
16. Mali
Article tag: basketball, FIBA, FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup
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